Pattern of drug abuse and high risk behaviors in patients that referred to of DIC and MMTC, AMOL,IRAN (2012)

Drug abuse is a major of medical, social, economic and culturalproblem. The purpose of this study has been determining the pattern of drug abuse and high risk behaviors in patients that referred to DIC and MMTC of Amol (2012). This study was descriptive, analytical, and cross-sectional. Samples were selected by systematic random cluster sampling. The samples were 389, that were selected according to determining sample Krejcie and Morgan table from addicts referred to DIC and MMTC of Amol. Data collection tool was questionnaire that was completed by interview and review of patients records,And analyzed by related test in spss 18. The samples were consisted of 92.5% male and 7.5% female. 80.2% of them were urban and 19.8 % were rural. The number of male addicts referred to this center for abandonment has been 11 times more than females. And most ofthe drug has been used before referral to treatment centers was opium. 15% of patients were single and 85% were married. There was a significant difference Between the variables of drug abuse and gender(p = 0.00), marital status (p = 0.00), occupation (p = 0.00), education (p = 0.003) and a history of drug abuse (p = 0.00) at p<0.01 level. Smoking, unemployment and low education are the influencing factors on drug abuse, so the occurrence of such abnormalities Can be prevented by promoting of cultural and educational fields, especially during the academic career, creating job opportunities for youth And informing the families in the community.